South Sanford is a former census-designated place (CDP) in the city of Sanford in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,536 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. The CDP was abolished when the town of Sanford re-incorporated as a city.
Geography
South Sanford is located at (43.401854, -70.709820).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 23.4 square miles (60.7 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 22.8 square miles (59.0 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.7 km<sup>2</sup>), or 2.87%, is water.
There were 1,859 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were headed by married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43, and the average family size was 2.91.